Healthcare DIVE July 10, 2018
Dive Brief:
- Venture capitalists poured $15 billion into healthcare startups during the first half of 2018, 70% more than the $8.9 billion from the first half of last year, Forbes reports.
- But fewer companies reaped the cash rewards — 779 this year versus 855 in the first six months of 2017. The dealmaking analysis was conducted for Forbes by Pitchbook.
- Deals for June slowed a tad with companies raising $1.86 billion, down 3% from the same month a year ago. More noteworthy was the number of firms funded last month — just 85, or a full 50% fewer than the 2015 peak of 171.
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